Signed Ronald Reagan Official White House Photograph, Inscribed to His Ambassador to Great Britain

Full of Reagan's renowned wit, he saying, "We both wound up with briefcase jobs!".

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Charles H. Price was a Kansas City businessman who met Ronald Reagan in the early 1970s, and the Prices held several receptions on Reagan’s behalf during the 1976 Republican National Convention in Kansas City. Price helped raise money for Reagan’s 1980 presidential run, and in 1981 he was named ambassador to Belgium,...

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Signed Ronald Reagan Official White House Photograph, Inscribed to His Ambassador to Great Britain

Full of Reagan's renowned wit, he saying, "We both wound up with briefcase jobs!".

Charles H. Price was a Kansas City businessman who met Ronald Reagan in the early 1970s, and the Prices held several receptions on Reagan’s behalf during the 1976 Republican National Convention in Kansas City. Price helped raise money for Reagan’s 1980 presidential run, and in 1981 he was named ambassador to Belgium, where he served until his appointment to Britain. He took over as ambassador to the Court of St. James’s in November 1983, a moment of unease between Britain and the U.S. Mrs. Thatcher was upset because she had not been notified before the American invasion of Grenada the previous month, and many British elected officials opposed a plan to station American cruise missiles in Britain.

During his five years as ambassador, Price participated in talks between the British and the Irish Republican Army and helped Mrs. Thatcher defuse protests after the U.S. used British bases to carry out attacks on Libya in 1986. He also deployed his sense of humor and Midwestern humility to try easing the anti-American sentiment that Reagan’s policies had stoked among many Britons: he hosted elaborate receptions for members of government and the royal family, became a familiar face on television news and talk shows and, on occasion, made widely publicized visits to pubs to hear the viewpoints of working-class citizens.

Price had a warm relationship with Reagan, who presented him with this photograph. An 8 by 10 inch color official White House photograph showing Reagan and Price at the White House carrying their briefcases, inscribed and signed by Reagan, “Dear Charlie – We both wound up with briefcase jobs! Warmest regards, Ron.” Reagan invariably signed with his first name for people he knew well.

This photograph comes directly from the Price estate. It is a wonderful example of Reagan’s sense of humor, and his ease in dealing with and relating to people.

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